November 24th, 2011 · No Comments
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope that you have plenty to be thankful for today and your day is full of “Chocolate Cake Moments.” I made the kids write out a list of what they were grateful for so I thought I would take my turn and then I’m off to eat turkey with my family!
As Bing Crosby sang in Holiday Inn, one of our family’s favorite Holiday movies, “I’ve Got Plenty to Be Thankful For”:
A husband who loves me and lets me pursue my passions both personally and professionally
A family that indulges me with my sometimes crazy family fun ideas
A son who makes me pull my hair out, but makes me laugh like nobody’s business
A daughter who can amaze me with how bravely she fights Type 1 diabetes, make me smile with her artwork, and is always game to try a new idea for the blog
A kitchen filled with donuts
A cat who can calm me and put me to sleep by purring in my ear
A smaller, weirder cat who is so funny looking I can’t stop smiling when I see him
An huge extended family that we can have fun with
A pair of red shoes
A beautiful house that is warm, cozy, and more importantly, lived in
Incredibly friendly neighbors
Friends who get my sense of humor and love to come out and play with me and my hair-brained ideas
A beautiful, furry dog who is still with us this Thanksgiving
The smell of turkey and gravy in my kitchen
Customers and friends who support my business so I can share my passion for having more fun with family and bring smiles to as many families as I can. Thank you!
I am grateful for you, my readers, friends and customers. I hope my ideas continue to inspire you to bring more laughter into your home. Now, go have fun with your family.
Sue Kirchner
Chief Fun Officer
www.ChocolateCakeClub.com
www.ChocolateCakeMoments.com
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November 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Looking for some fun ideas to do with the family around Thanksgiving? Here are a few of my favorites as well as some great ideas from other Mom bloggers.
Get Active!
Our town hosts a Turkey Trot 1 Mile and 5K race every Thanksgiving morning. While we usually travel out of town to visit family on Thanksgiving so we have never been in town to participate, several of our neighbors run as a family every year. It’s a great way to burn the calories before you pack in the carbs!
Bake Up Memories.
We have a family tradition on Thanksgiving Day. After we gorge ourselves and the boys go watch football or take a nap on the couch, the women folk go back in the kitchen and make our favorite Holiday cookies. Each person brings their favorite recipe and we bake, bake, bake. (It keeps us awake and standing so we’re burning the Turkey dinner calories, right?)
When we started this tradition it was fun to see what Grandma’s favorite cookie recipe was when she was a kid. Now that she is gone, we still make those cookies to remember her by. The other benefits of this tradition are that everyone goes home with a plate of assorted cookies. Freeze them and pull them out for your Holiday parties. If that’s not a stress-bustin’ tip, I don’t know what is.
Make it a Tradition!
Here’s a post I wish I had written! Check out the great A to Z Thanksgiving Family Fun Ideas from Cindy Bultema at the SheSparkles Blog.
TheMotherHuddle.com also had some very cute ideas for Thanksgiving family activities. I love the Ornament Exchange idea!
Have your kids make these Thanks and Giving trees. Every night in November, they write down something they are thankful for on a leaf and paste it to the Thanks Tree. They also write something Giving they did on a leaf and paste it to the Giving tree. It’s a cute way to decorate for Thanksgiving and the whole family will love reading what the kids wrote. Download these cute templates from LivingLocurto.com.
Craft it up! If you want the kids to help make some fun decorations for the Thanksgiving dinner table or need an activity to keep the nieces and nephews amused on Thanksgiving Day, check out these kids craft ideas.
MakeandTakes.com offers some fun ideas for Thanksgiving crafts and decorations. I really like the Turkey Bowling, Turkey Napkin Holders, and Turkey Bingo.
Kaboose.com had a cute idea for some Paper Cup Turkeys.
What fun activities does your family do on or around Thanksgiving?
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Tags: Thanksgiving
November 4th, 2011 · No Comments
Looking for some fun ideas to do with the family around Thanksgiving? Here are a few of my favorites as well as some great ideas from other Mom bloggers.
Get Active!
Our town hosts a Turkey Trot 1 Mile and 5K race every Thanksgiving morning. While we usually travel out of town to visit family on Thanksgiving so we have never been in town to participate, several of our neighbors run as a family every year. It’s a great way to burn the calories before you pack in the carbs!
Bake Up Memories.
We have a family tradition on Thanksgiving Day. After we gorge ourselves and the boys go watch football or take a nap on the couch, the women folk go back in the kitchen and make our favorite Holiday cookies. Each person brings their favorite recipe and we bake, bake, bake. (It keeps us awake and standing so we’re burning the Turkey dinner calories, right?)
When we started this tradition it was fun to see what Grandma’s favorite cookie recipe was when she was a kid. Now that she is gone, we still make those cookies to remember her by. The other benefits of this tradition are that everyone goes home with a plate of assorted cookies. Freeze them and pull them out for your Holiday parties. If that’s not a stress-bustin’ tip, I don’t know what is.
Make it a Tradition!
Here’s a post I wish I had written! Check out the great A to Z Thanksgiving Family Fun Ideas from Cindy Bultema at the SheSparkles Blog.
TheMotherHuddle.com also had some very cute ideas for Thanksgiving family activities. I love the Ornament Exchange idea!
Have your kids make these Thanks and Giving trees. Every night in November, they write down something they are thankful for on a leaf and paste it to the Thanks Tree. They also write something Giving they did on a leaf and paste it to the Giving tree. It’s a cute way to decorate for Thanksgiving and the whole family will love reading what the kids wrote. Download these cute templates from LivingLocurto.com.
Craft it up! If you want the kids to help make some fun decorations for the Thanksgiving dinner table or need an activity to keep the nieces and nephews amused on Thanksgiving Day, check out these kids craft ideas.
MakeandTakes.com offers some fun ideas for Thanksgiving crafts and decorations. I really like the Turkey Bowling, Turkey Napkin Holders, and Turkey Bingo.
Kaboose.com had a cute idea for some Paper Cup Turkeys.
What fun activities does your family do on or around Thanksgiving?
[Read more →]
Tags: Thanksgiving
